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New Locomotives For BASF

15 Aug 2013 14:45

In December 2011 the BASF chemicals group placed an order with Vossloh Locomotives for 22 modular center-cab locomotives with different power ratings. By the end of June 2013 the first DE 12 and G 6 were complete. The photo shows the latter at the BASF works in Ludwigshafen on 26 June 2013.